Unattainable Quotes
John A. Spaulding, George Simpson, Emile Durkheim (2010). “Suicide”, p.248, Simon and Schuster
Heraclitus of Ephesus (2017). “Heraclitus on the two antithetical forces in life: Interdependent and mutually convertible aspects of One Cause”, p.6, Philaletheians UK
Wilfred Thesiger (2008). “Arabian Sands”, p.38, Penguin
J. P. Moreland, William Lane Craig (2009). “Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview”, p.58, InterVarsity Press
The scope for improvement is infinite, precisely because perfection is unattainable.
George Soros (2007). “Open Society Reforming Global Capitalism Reconsidered”, p.26, PublicAffairs
In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken portions.
William Osler (1927). “Aequanimitas”, p.5, Ravenio Books
Elsa Barker (2011). “Letters from the Afterlife: A Guide to the Other Side”, p.183, Simon and Schuster
The visual life is an enormous undertaking, practically unattainable.
Anne Whiston Spirn, Dorothea Lange (2009). “Daring to Look: Dorothea Lange's Photographs and Reports from the Field”, University Of Chicago Press
The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable.
Irving Howe (1975). “The critical point, on literature and culture”
Cassius Jackson Keyser (1922). “Mathematical Philosophy: A Study of Fate and Freedom; Lectures for Educated Laymen”
Don't aim for perfect. Aim for complete. Perfection is an unattainable illusion.
Lisa Genova (2013). “Love Anthony”, p.237, Simon and Schuster